FIVE DOLLAR fabulous (4)

Finding fabulous for under $5

to share with you is PURE PLEASURE

so I hope you're okay with more lovely

coming your way on the cheap!

See last week's installment? It's right here.

(I shoot with an Olympus e-520 with the lens that came with it.

I use natural light and don't have time to edit!

So this morning I took 10 minutes to quickly shoot and upload.

Just thought you might want to know.)

1.

Monogram Collage.

This was done on stretched canvas

but you could use leftover wood,

cardstock, or a cereal box.

Vintage book pages and engravings

are cheap everywhere.

2.

Tulle skirting for a dress form.

Ok.

Maybe a skirt for your dress form

is not at the top of the list.

Maybe you are short exactly one dress form.

But tulle is magnificent for tutus too

(you know you need one),

and for mine I cut strips from $3 worth

(Hobby Lobby), knotted them randomly

around an elastic band, and voila...

now I can add clothing to photograph and sell on eBay.

btw Here's what I have listed this week.

3.

Pink geraniums.

Loving these this year,

and for $1.25 per plant

from the greenhouse,

we're sitting pretty.

These are on my front porch.

4.

Naked books.

We're seeing such nudity everywhere,

and I needed additional texture on my shelf.

Dumpster diving at your library

will probably save you the $5.

5.

Chippy old framed print.

Omg totally in love with this one

found a few years ago at a

garage sale for $1.

6.

Chipped ironstone basin.

It would have had a pitcher too.

Paid $2, rescued it from the landfill,

and it holds inspirational clippings and photos.

7.

Decor books.

Picked up this volume

of MODERN COUNTRY

a few days ago for $1.

When I opened it up on my table

to shoot, look what appeared:

a glass jar full of corks!

8.

Vintage children books.

This is a 1957 copy, and I bought

it for .50 because I remember

checking it out of my school library

and loving it when I was little.

9.

Vintage paint brush.

It's gorgeous, textural, sculptural,

and even functional for brushing away

dust on a window sill.

NO I WON'T BE PAINTING WITH IT!

I am a lazy, messy messy painter

and would spoil its beauty!

all photos by me

Sort of in love with the vintage LV box found the other day which may be

counterfeit since the stamp is not centered as it should be.

Inside is a dust cover containing an LV international style wallet

in perfect condition. The seller was an older woman who claims

it is authentic and purchased in Florida years ago.

I offered $10 and she accepted. Think it's real?

If so, I saved myself $600 plus shipping.

10.

Sterling bangles.

Yes sterling.

You can find these vintage

beauties at the flea market

or tag sales everywhere.

Wearing one is sort of ho-hum.

But MASSED?

Now that's funky fabulous, mama.

Inspired? COOOOOOOOOL.

Wonder what else we'll find this week

for five little buckaroos?

p.s.

hope you'll follow me!

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FIVE DOLLAR fabulous (3)

As a result of my

$5 FABULOUS series,

apparently some of you want to go

shopping with me...

and I say

PERFECT.

Let's hit the tag sales along the backroads

and the musty aired thrift stores full of fresh treasure.

Speaking of treasure....and FREE at that...

entered my giveaway yet?

On with the 5 dollar finds:

my photo

1.

St. Annie of Beaupre.

Is she not loverly in her plastic fabulousness?

my photo

2.

Flea market shell for a shelf.

my photo

3.

The $5 thrift store rhinestone brooch.

Um. You can see I have a fewwwwwww.

my photo

3.

Original oil painting.

I found this at the dirtiest antique mall

you've ever seen in the tackiest

frame known to man. It's brilliant.

my photo

4.

A jar of rapid rise yeast.

It's alive, magical,

and this otherworldly image depicts the

beginning of my homemade bagels.

5.

A 1920s postcard from France.

Via eBay.

photo by Aimless Olive

(love how the photographer captured me in action!)

6.

A delicious gourmet entree cooked at home.

Less than $5 per serving for my chicken/mushrooms/spinach dish

which to me always feels like spa food.

Fabulous white bowl is

about $8 from Crate and Barrel.

Williams Sonoma goblets...um...not five bucks.

photo by Garance Dore

7.

Dream on.

These are the most precious shoes on the planet.

Designed by Giuseppe Zanotti and Chopard.

The jewels are for REALZ.

And the only reason I tease you now is for the

opportunity to brag...dude...found a pair of hardly worn

Zanotti's for 20 bucks recently!!!

Plastic St. Annie says:

"YOU ARE ONE RIGHTEOUSLY

FRUGAL CHICK."

And who am I to argue with Miss five dollar fabulous?

FIVE DOLLAR fabulous (2)

The last installment of

$5 FABULOUS

was so fun, I'm back at it again.

Look what lovely you can add

if you skip that third glass of white

the next time you dine out!

Not that I am suggesting you cut back

on your booze to buy more stuff.

Especially if you're feeling hormonal.

Or have been contacted by the producers of "Hoarders."

Oh heavens to Betsy,

hate the game not the playa...

it's just that I personally feel tipsy

upon finding lovely for cheap.

1.

Pretty and pre-owned.

About $5 for these in a lot of 5 pairs

on eBay in my size...and I met the lovely

seller who shares my shoe size--thanks, Gretchen

and don't your shoes look cute?!?

2.

Vinyl letters or numbers for your walls.

I buy mine at Wise Decor.

They rub on easily, and you can even

do what I did: rub it on, paint over it when

you change the color of the room,

then peel it off and handpaint the letter in

a color of your choice.

(Paint here is Ruby Doux by Sherwin Williams.)

3.

Interesting wood boxes.

Great for storage, flowers, or nothing.

Never too costly at a garage sale,

and look: mine is DANGEROUS

and makes me feel rock 'n roll.

4.

Luxurious hand soap.

The bottle caught my eye, but it was the

Ginseng-Papaya awesomeness that sealed it...TJ MAXX.

5.

Vintage prayer book.

This palm-sized one from the 30s

was made in Belgium and well-loved.

Now it brings more love to me than

any glass of 'house white' ever could.

6.

China.

Less than $5!

Not bad and you can use

it to hold jewelry or as art.

7.

Baseballs.

If I see an old one at a tag sale,

it has to come home with me.

My husband and sons play,

and the memories of watching them are gold.

8.

Feminine bracelet.

On clearance at Target,

this one is the most to die for quiet

blush color and real leather to boot.

9.

Fun strappy bracelet.

Also on clearance at Target,

this leather one is sexy and gold--

although I was relentlessly teased

with WONDER WOMAN references

when I wore it.

10.

Flipflops.

Omg.

Do you have an impossible time

resisting ANY pair like me?

Snagged these at the Gap Outlet.

More ideas here.

Do I still have your approval

for my $5 Finds???????

Stay lovely, and I hope you'll follow

so I can follow you back.

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